Senior Software Engineer – Backend

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate on the architecture, design, and development of scalable and highly available applications and services.

• Address complex infrastructure-related challenges through coding, providing post-release support for scalable applications.

• Identify and implement improvements to DevOps practices and tooling, utilizing automation to enhance the reliability of the CI/CD pipeline, thus facilitating efficient application development and deployment.

• Lead technology design efforts and communicate architecture solution options to product owners and engineering leadership.

• Conduct post-mortem analyses to examine and mitigate the recurrence of failures.

• Advocate for Continuous Improvement across all infrastructure and systems.

• Assess and recommend tools, technologies, and processes that effectively address specific business challenges.

• Become a domain expert by staying informed about industry trends and best practices, contributing to their ongoing enhancement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of programming experience in backend languages.

• At least 2 years of experience with PHP (strongly preferred), Python, GoLang, Java, or a comparable programming language.

• A minimum of 2 years of experience with MySQL or similar technologies.

• Strong comprehension of database schema design, caching, and scalability.

• In-depth understanding of various communication protocols (TCP, RPC, etc.).

• Solid grasp of Distributed Systems.

• Experience with caching technologies is advantageous (e.g., Redis or Memcached).

• DevOps experience is preferred.

• Familiarity with full-stack observability tools like New Relic is strongly preferred.

• Practical understanding of Linux operating systems.

• Experience with modern CI/CD and containerization tools like Docker.

• Ability to conduct time and memory complexity analyses.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field.

🏝️ Benefits

• Variable compensation (such as bonus or commission).

• Equity.

• Benefits in accordance with local policies.